Fortnite. LEGOs. Tablets. Weapons. Skincare. Exotic pets?
Everyone remembers the week of school before Christmas break. Kids are not thinking about homework: they’re focused on treats, Elf on the Shelf, games, crafts and classroom screenings of “The Polar Express” or “Elf.”
It’s the magic of the season, and they’ll make the time to discuss or draw pictures of the wild array of items they asked Santa Claus for. Here’s what students in Cortland and McGraw want.
PRE-SCHOOL
Everly Pearsall, McGraw: Barbies and a Barbie house.
Caden Leach, McGraw: “It’s like a dinosaur that froze up but it’s green. It’s in a dinosaur’s mouth, but it froze up, so it’s green.”
THIRD GRADE
Bryce Beacraft, Cortland: “Toys. Any.”
Calliope Bergman, Cortland: Harry Potter LEGO Set.
Carter Coffill, Cortland: PC to play Minecraft and Fortnite.
Eloise Nottingham, Cortland: “A small android, and a small golden retriever puppy and a kitten. Like, one of those orange cats that are funny and knock things over.”
Gabrielle Pecone, Cortland: “I want a bow and arrow. I want it because I enjoy spending time outside, and lately I go to a scouts camp and I do archery there. I noticed that I enjoyed it. I can let my anger out on the target, because I get mad.”
Kedrik Darling, Cortland: PC.
Evlanita Fink, Cortland: Stitch-themed sleeping bag.
Brenna Gillespie, Cortland: “I want a tablet, I also want a VR headset and a dog plushie, because I lost mine. I want an Australian Shepherd one, and I also want the whole Rudolph collection – like, all of the reindeers, because I already have Rudolph and Dasher.”
Domenick Krango, Cortland: Diary of a Wimpy kid books and comic books.
Blake Ladd, Cortland: Bum Bum Sol De Janeiro Cream, an Xbox and a laptop.
Raylea Marshall, Cortland: A diary, a dartboard, slime, squishies.
Bruno Neira-Merino, Cortland: a duck, duck-themed toys, and King Kong toys.
Wade Quilan, Cortland: Airsoft pistol.
Brayden Sebring, Cortland: “I want a crocodile pet, and I want it to be real.”
Thomas Stout, Cortland: “I want a laptop and a tablet, because my brother likes to play on a tablet and I like to play on the laptop.”
Talia Thompson, Cortland: “I want a xylophone, a VR headset and on Minecraft, I want Java edition. I only have bedrock. You can use the sword better.”
Brea Towers, Cortland: iPad, pink fuzzy sweater, colorful pens, a sketchpad, a desk and a whiteboard in her room.
FOURTH GRADE
Liam Weaver, Cortland: “I’ve already told Santa.”
Santino Passeri, Cortland: The game “Celeste.”
Luke LaForce, Cortland: LEGO Star Wars, a Macbook, a coloring book.
Alyxzander Manwaring, Cortland: New wrestlers, a watch and a new phone.
Joselyn Robinson, Cortland: Kindle gift card, LEGOs.
Orrin Lyons, Cortland: A tablet, a PS5, controllers.
Millie O’Donnell, Cortland: A cookbook.
Troy Sherman, Cortland: “An Xbox and DVD and more DVD players and tablets, and Matchbox cars and RC cars.”
Sophia VanLoan, Cortland: A Robux card and LEGOs.
Lucas Riley, Cortland: The Santa Fe train, and an O-scale power box.
Ezekiel Radel Jr., Cortland: “2000 Robux cards and a new tablet and a new Nintendo and a new Playstation.”
Kate Contreras-Quindil, Cortland: “I like tablet and Barbie.”
Grady Mabry, McGraw: Dirt bike boots.
FIFTH GRADE
Rinoa Tuttle, McGraw: A purple guitar.
SEVENTH GRADE
Trey Gambitta, Cortland: Black beats headphones.
Peyton Poindexter, Cortland: White iPhone 16.
Rex Lowie, Cortland: A Trek Marlin 8 mountainbike.
EIGHTH GRADE
Shelby Thacker, Cortland: Any horror or romance books.
Jordan Pittman,Cortland: New clothes, NBA 2K for Xbox.
Sylas Wood, Cortland: A laptop and mouse.
Jada’Marie White, Cortland: Another Xbox controller.
